{"id":202,"date":"2013-08-18T18:08:27","date_gmt":"2013-08-18T18:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.palomar.edu\/mcassoni\/?p=202"},"modified":"2013-08-18T18:17:04","modified_gmt":"2013-08-18T18:17:04","slug":"5-tips-to-prepare-for-the-first-day-of-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.palomar.edu\/mcassoni\/2013\/08\/18\/5-tips-to-prepare-for-the-first-day-of-school\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Tips to Prepare for the First Day of School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Starting the school year off right is a great way to ensure success.\u00a0 Here are <strong>5<\/strong> preparation tips to help start off <strong>Monday, August 19th<\/strong> on the right foot:<\/p>\n<p>1)\u00a0 <strong>Log into <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.palomar.edu\/webapps\/login\/\">Blackboard <\/a><\/strong>to see if your instructor has set up a section for your course.\u00a0 Many online (and in-class) course sections have a Blackboard site that the instructor will turn on the weekend before school begins.\u00a0 By logging in early, you can preview the course syllabus and get a good sense of what the course (and instructor) is all about.<\/p>\n<p>2)\u00a0 <strong>Clean out your backpack\/book bag<\/strong>.\u00a0 A tidy book bag with pens, pencils, your calculator, notebooks, and other essentials not only looks good, but also helps you feel fresh and ready to go.\u00a0 Clean out last semesters old papers and other stuff and fill your book bag NOW with everything you&#8217;ll need for that first day\/week.\u00a0 Don&#8217;t forget a water bottle and snacks!<\/p>\n<p>3)\u00a0 <strong>Get a good nights sleep<\/strong>.\u00a0 Tonight is a school night.\u00a0 Respect your body and your brain by making sure you get 6-8 hours of sleep tonight.\u00a0 No one (including your instructors!) wants you to feel groggy on that first day.<\/p>\n<p>4)\u00a0 <strong>East a good breakfast<\/strong>.\u00a0 See advice above.\u00a0 You want to feel energized on your fist day.\u00a0 The first day\/week of school can be crazy with new classes, instructors, students, and parking!\u00a0 Don&#8217;t start off hungry.<\/p>\n<p>5)\u00a0 <strong>Get to school early<\/strong>.\u00a0 See comment above regarding students and parking.\u00a0 Just about EVERY registered Palomar student (~30,o00) will be on campus on Monday, August 19th.\u00a0 Parking can be limited.\u00a0 Reduce the stress of searching for a spot by arriving early and being in class on time.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the first day!\u00a0 Happy Fall 2013.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting the school year off right is a great way to ensure success.\u00a0 Here are 5 preparation tips to help start off Monday, August 19th on the right foot: 1)\u00a0 Log into Blackboard to see if your instructor has set up a section for your course.\u00a0 Many online (and in-class) course sections have a Blackboard [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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